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He summarizes by trying generally to state the recommendations and conclusions
which he feels should be made:
a national defense effort which would include testing
at various altitudes to address the defense phenomenology problems, a much expanded
role of the Air Force in space technology, and an increase in our retaliatory strength,
to include missles such as the MINUTEMAN and airplanes, perhaps such as the B-70.
As
for present planning, he feels “the present of "requirements" spelled out in detail as
a@ necessary prelude to research and development
of new technologies and weapons seems
to me paralyzing and slowing down the development of new ideas and techniques.
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I recoghiee the problem which will exist if the President should decide to start a
series of new atmospheric or space testing:
there will be a pressure for all Kinds
end numbers of minor and perhaps unimportant experiments.
One of the reasons for the
Russians' success, say in the field of "space" seems to be their ability to concentrate
on a few major advances which then are pushed very strongly."
He argues egainst the
present trend towaris diversification in numerous smell developments and feels that
there should be a “permanent civilian-seicn.. ‘ie-military body than mere “laison"”
selecting the main lines of advance in the field of rocketry plus nuclear technology."